NWS Aviation Weather Center
Consolidated Aviation Web Services
QICP Agreement

The Consolidated Aviation Web Services (CAWS) are an FAA approved source of aviation weather

CAWS is certified by the FAA as a QICP (Qualified Internet Communications Provider) for weather and NOTAMs. Volume 3 chapter 7 section 3 paragraph 1441 of the Air Transportation Operations Inspector's Handbook, Order 8900.10 states that if a part 121 or 135 operator obtains aviation weather or notices to airmen (NOTAMs) data via the Public Internet, the operator must use an approved FAA Qualified Internet Communication Provider (QICP).

NWS AWC CAWS Quality of Service (QOS) Agreement to QICP users

NWS AWC CAWS QICP weather will meet these standards:

Reliability: No outages lasting longer than 10 minutes, and no more than 30 minutes of total outages in a continuous 3-month period.
Accessibility: AWC will initiate transmission of requested data during transactions with 100% of our users within 2 minutes.
Security: AWC will maintain Internet site authentication and maintain data integrity.
Retrievable Archive: AWC will maintain a retrievable archive of data received and provided in each transaction for a period of no less than 15 days after the date of the transaction.

FAA Disclaimer

NWS AWC CAWS Qualified Internet Communications Provider's (QICP) servers and communication interfaces are approved by the FAA as secure, reliable and accessible in accordance with AC00-62.
This QICP approval does not ensure the quality and currency of the information transmitted to you. The user assumes the entire risk related to the information and its use.

User Comments and Questions

AWC will acknowledge and address user QOS complaints within 14 calendar days of receipt.
Comments and questions can be sent to caws.admin@noaa.gov